2016 Professional Photographers of America - International Photographic Competition General Collection - Merit Image "Portrait of a Great Blue Heron", Phyllis Connell

Connell's Best Buddies photo, accepted into the Loan Collection, will be published in the much-anticipated "Loan Collection" book. "Flight of the Pelican" and "Sanctuary" having received GB Merits will be published in the "Showcase" book. All images will be on display at Imaging USA in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas Jan. 8-10, 2017.

A panel of 46 eminent jurors from across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,700 total submitted entries at Gwinnett Technical College in Georgia.